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Jesus

Basic Resources

bulletFrontline: From Jesus to Christ  

An online introduction to historical Jesus scholarship based on the popular PBS documentary.

bulletGospel of Thomas Commentary

Excellent online resource that weaves together comments on each saying from the books of several Thomas scholars.

bulletHistorical Jesus Theories

Nice thumbnail sketch of some leading theorists with links for purchasing their books.

bulletThe Jesus Archive

"The Jesus Archive provides a venue where those who are passionate about the study of the historical Jesus can gather in a community of interest. We strive to maintain a collegial environment, inviting all points of view – Christian or Jewish, clerical or secular. No matter how diverse their outlook, however, participants should share one core conviction: Only by subjecting their beliefs to rigorous cross-examination is it possible to approach the truth."

bulletJesus Database

 

bulletJesus of Nazareth in Early Christian Gospels

A library of Christian literature containing links to translations of all extant gospels written before the end of the second century.

bulletNTGateway: The Historical Jesus

 

bullet"The Real Jesus of the Sayings 'Q' Gospel" (Robinson)

An article by one of the most respected Q scholars.

bulletThe Search for Jesus

Beliefnet site based on the Peter Jennings TV special.

Jesus Seminar

bulletWestar Institute and Jesus Seminar Home

The official website of the Jesus Seminar.

bullet "The Gospel According to the Jesus Seminar" (Pearson)

A mainstream scholarly critique of the Jesus Seminar.

bullet"Who Does the Jesus Seminar Really Speak For?" (Blomberg) 

A conservative evangelical critique of the Jesus Seminar.

bullet "The Jesus Seminar: A Misguided Quest" (Huss, Jr.)

A fundamentalist critique of the Jesus Seminar.

bulletA Portrait of Jesus Website

As the website says, "You are invited to join in this exploration of Marcus Borg's portrait of Jesus and what it can mean for Christian life and faith."  Borg is perhaps the most faith-friendly of the best known Jesus seminar members.

Jesus of Film

Basic Resources

bulletHollywood Jesus

Jesus Christ Superstar

bulletJesus Christ Superstar Anniversary Page
bulletJesus Christ Superstar Lyrics
bulletThe Very Best of Andrew Lloyd Webber

Jesus of Montreal

bulletDenys Arcand - Jesus of Montreal: A Discussion (Burnett)
bullet"Jesus can take care of himself: What have we learned from the inevitable quest for Jesus?" (Kjeseth)

The Passion of the Christ

bulletBeliefnet Passion Coverage
bullet Mitchell, Margaret, "Special Gibson"
bullet Scene-by-Scene "Passion" Reference Guide

The best--actually the only--right way to judge the faithfulness of the movie to the gospels is to read the parallel accounts found in the gospels carefully.  Of course this entails a risk.  One might conclude that it is impossible to know precisely what "is as it was."

Follow this link to The Four Gospels Parallels.  Scroll down to Mark 14:32 and click on the little book icons color coded to each of the other gospels.